Social Media Controversy

In the modern world people operate their businesses and practically live their lives through the Internet, the use of social media, and easily obtainable information. Although easy access to nearly everything and everyone has many advantages, there are plenty disadvantages that accompany social media and easily obtainable information. If the world only knew how becoming aware of the rewards and drawbacks of social media and the ability to access information with ease people may change how they practice and consume it, especially when understanding the need to further question the reliability of their sources. It is important to understand the advantages,

Thesis: Dissemination of news through social media allows for rapid distribution and incredible accessibility, but can lead to decreased understanding, stifled discussion, and even the propagation of fake news stories.

In our day and age, social media has become a huge platform for the sharing of information. The downside to this is the fact that the information

People should be prosecuted over things they say over social media. People say hurtful things over social media and personally they should be prosecuted and taken to court for things they say. Children don’t want to be labeled as a “ rat” or “snitch” in school so that is part of the reason why no one really tells a teacher about what is going on with them. Threats should not be taken lightly.

Recognizing his strategy to build up his credibility, he uses Joshua Malina to demonstrate his success through social media. “Mr. Malina has worked in television for more than two decades, with recurring roles on a handful of hit shows, including The West Wing and The Big Bang Theory. Still, by his own unembarrassed estimation, Mr. Malina is hardly a star” (2). This quote allows the reader to comprehend the actor’s situation before social media takes a turn in his life. “I’m 25-plus years into my career, and it’s only with Scandal and Twitter that the concept of my having fans with a last name other than Malina has even entered into my consciousness” (2). The author built up his credibility (ethos) with an example of a man who has experienced the blessing of social media. The reader will suddenly know that the article is credible because of reading Malina’s social media experience. Another successful technique Farhad displays in his article to appeal towards ethos is the knowledge he has of the abundant social media services he samples. He briefly explains each and every popular social media network and how it has increased unity in the community hence affecting television. “Last year, Snapchat, the picture-messaging app favored by teenagers and college students, began creating Live Stories, a series of daily video vignettes stitched from multiple users’ perspectives and covering a range

In recent years, it appears that social media use has risen immensely. Due to new technological advancements, people have taken it to their advantage to report misleading or misguided information throughout the internet. To prevent getting fooled by fake information, one should do additional research, avoid any evidence of truthiness and look carefully for bias. To begin, when seeking information online, it can be difficult to identify between true fact and false data; therefore, using a tool to eliminate the chances of obtaining false information will be beneficial when researching. “Is it a primary or secondary source? … Are methods or references provided?... Who published the information?... Was it peer-reviewed” (Gratz). These questions

Each time we go to the websites we see eye-catching attention. Friends, unknown person, organizations, political associations, foundations and news sites all serve up a consistent stream of eye-getting pictures, videos, and articles. Wherever we may go searching for data on Google, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram or YouTube we find these things. While advertising, not all these websites and organizations feel like they must tell the truth. We cannot always depend on social media platforms to find out the lie or untruth. This leads to fake news which is especially intended to misguide or deceive people. But, there

The ability to access credible information is paramount. No matter what time of medium a person access (radio, television, newspaper, the internet, or social media), people should take responsibility and decide how much to information to believe. For example, social media websites like Facebook influences over 400 million users a day (Peiyu & Arnott, 2013). Websites as such allows users to access others affiliated in various interest groups around the world. Some people believe that media outlets abuse and manipulate the truth to confuse active media users. Today, studies prove different approaches to decide and control how readers should process new information is as the truth.

With the rapid advancement of technological devices such as Siri and Alexa, individuals have altered the role and purpose of the internet. The internet's purpose has transitioned from spreading and presenting information to becoming the main source of attaining information making media a dependent element in individuals' lifestyle. As access to information has effortlessly become an uncomplicated task, the act of concerning in regard to an article's trustworthiness has diminished with the rise of social media applications. As the number of people that acquire information from media sources without analyzing their credibility rises, the more prevalent it becomes in the 21st century. Even though social media's negatively portrayed aspects

In our society, social networking has become very popular over the last 5 years. Twitter is a social networking site that allows users to become “followers” of other people and stay informed about current events and social trends. Many argue whether or not these social websites such as Twitter, are good for society. In two articles about Twitter, the authors present different arguments about why Twitter is good or bad for society. The author of “Heading off disaster, one Tweet at a time” by Jim Spellman, states that Twitter is a good way of communicating current events happening around the world. The other article, “Is Twitter Bad for National Security?” by Tony Bradley, argues that Twitter could have dangerous effects on our nation’s

It’s become such a problem that the founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has taken to his own platform to address it. When discussing how his organization has made progress in enabling the community to flag hoaxes and fake news he said, “This is an area where I believe we must proceed very carefully though. Identifying the "truth" is complicated. While some hoaxes can be completely debunked, a greater amount of content, including from mainstream sources, often gets the basic idea right but some details wrong or omitted.” he continues, “An even greater volume of stories express an opinion that many will disagree with and flag as incorrect even when factual.... I believe we must be extremely cautious about becoming arbiters of truth ourselves” (Zuckerberg). Mr. Zuckerberg hits a key point of contention in combatting falsehoods, and that is in not being an dictating force what facts are good or bad. Who then is responsible for fact checking if the media we consume can’t always be trusted? A study from Stanford researchers that evaluated students' ability to assess information sources and described the results as a "threat to democracy." Sam Wineburg, a professor of education and history at Stanford University and the lead author of the study, spoke to NPR (National Public Radio) about the pitfalls of media and how to teach all

Out of the variety of news sources such as TV, radio, or newspapers, one of the popular sources in today’s world is social media. People are getting addicted to and can’t live without social media such as Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. They use social media as of where they can post their status but also where they can receive a lot of different news. While social media are spreading any kinds of news such as trend, celebrity or even politics, people easily get the information that is not true called “fake news.” The fake news raises the major problem in social media as the news source. Once people see the news, they tend to believe and share it. Liking can spread out fake news in a second. When people like the news, the activity

Social media is any website that allows social interaction. Social media is growing rapidly throughout the world. More adults and teenagers are joining sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter to interact with friends, family, and strangers. The introduction of social media has changed the world in many ways. It affects each individual in different ways. Today it can be used as a very helpful tool in changing a person’s life, but at the same time cause such conflicts which can negatively impact a person. While there are some negatives associated with social media, the positives in communication all around, has made the world stronger and a better place to live in.

Social media can be defined as websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or participate in social networking. As a phenomenon of only the past couple of decades, it has certainly changed the way we live our everyday lives. Whether socially or professionally, it opens the door to incredible amounts of information; most of which is freely shared.

We’re at a pivotal point in modern history; the world is changing faster than it ever has before. People can communicate on a level in which our ancestors couldn’t have imagined.